Discussing the Boundary Commission 1924 – 1925
Dates
21/08/2025 - 21/08/2025
6:00 pm - 7:30 pm
Location
Royal Hospital Kilmainham
"The Root of All Evil" provides a history of the Irish Boundary Commission from the moment it became part of the 1921 Anglo-Irish Treaty to its spectacular fallout in late 1925, which, much to the dismay of most nationalists, left the border in Ireland as it was, as it still is.
Dr Cormac Moore has a PhD in History from De Montfort University in Leicester and an MA in Modern Irish History from UCD. He is Historian in Residence for the Dublin South East area of Dublin City Countcil and is author of The Root of All Evil: The Irish Boundary Commission (2025), Laois: The Irish Revolution, 1912-23 (2025), Birth of the Border: The Impact of Partition in Ireland (2019), The Irish Soccer Split (2015), and The GAA V Douglas Hyde: The Removal of Ireland’s First President as GAA Patron (2012). He is a columnist with the Irish News as well as editor of its daily ‘On This Day’ segment. He co-presents with Tim McGarry the history podcast series The Irish History Boys.
Meeting place is the Johnston Room, located in the west corner of the North Range, just off the central courtyard of the Royal Hospital.
Doors open 5:50pm. Look out for OPW signage.
Tickets are free of charge but must be booked through Eventbrite.
Getting Here
By Luas: Red line to Heuston Station (8 minutes walk via Military Road.)
By Bus: Buses to Heuston Station (8 minutes walk via Military Rd): C1, C2, C3, C4 from Aston Quay. Buses to James Street (8 minutes walk via steps to Bow Lane onto Irwin Street and Military Road): 13 from O’Connell Street or Dame Street; G1 and G2 from Eden Quay.
By Car: Paid car parking – €3 for the first 3 hrs
On Foot: Approx. 30 to 40 minutes from the city centre.
By Train: 8 minutes walk from Heuston Station.
Cycling: There is bike parking onsite and a number of Dublin Bikes stations located nearby.
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